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تَمَنَّعَ

Root: منع

Form: 5

Full Definition

تَمَنَّعَV and اِمْتَنَعَ He became strengthened, or fortified, against the thing by his people, or party; syn. تَقَوَّى.
2 تَمَنَّعَ عَنْهُ He refrained, forbore, or abstained, from it, as being forbidden, or prohibited. See 8.
3 تَمَنَّعَ بِهِ and بِهِ he protected, or defended, himself by it, namely a fortress; syn. اِحْتَمَى.
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